Do You Smell The Teen Spirit? With the lights out, it's less dangerous. Here we are now, entertain us. I feel stupid and contagious, Here we are now, entertain us. (Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit).
Let's start a riot! Interested? Nonconformity was the key idea of 1980’s and 1990’s indie and grunge music. Musicians marched to the beat of their own drum. They had little respect for authority. The history of Grunge and Indie music is why some styles of music are the way they are. Grunge and indie were the ‘trial and error’ genres. The artists thought outside the box and tried to bring concepts never thought of before.
Indie music got its title when music critics couldn't categorize it. The artists had their own separate chart due to the innovative style of music. It started in the UK in the 80s. Indie music had its prime time from the 1980’s to the mid 2000’s when Soundgarden (one of the last pioneers of indie
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Nirvana’s top songs were “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, “Come As You Are”, and “Heart-Shaped Box”. It seemed that Nirvana had a key to the heart-shaped box, America seemed to love them. Other bands started showing talent throughout the country. Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, and Puddle Of Mudd all began to produce more mainstream music. Every one of those bands is renown for multiple songs. Nirvana and other grunge bands all influenced modern art, fashion, and music. Kurt Cobain of Nirvana came on stage with ripped jeans, Chuck Taylors, a flannel jacket around his waist, and long greasy looking hair. Eventually, men and women alike started picking up on the trends worn by the artists. The fashion was not the only thing influenced by grunge music. Music was highly influenced by it as well. The rise of grunge music caused the rise of punk rock, alternative, and it paved the way for post-hardcore music to reach its